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  1. Ellinor Ristoff
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  1. Division of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, University Children’s Hospital, Steinwiesstrasse 75, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland

    Nenad Blau

  2. Biochemistry, Endocrinology and Metabolism Unit, Institute of Child Health, 30, Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK

    James Leonard

  3. Universitätsklinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, D-69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Georg F. Hoffmann

  4. Division of Clinical & Metabolic Genetics, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada

    Joe T. R. Clarke

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Ristoff, E., Larsson, A. (2006). Disorders of the γ-Glutamyl Cycle. In: Blau, N., Leonard, J., Hoffmann, G.F., Clarke, J.T.R. (eds) Physician’s Guide to the Treatment and Follow-Up of Metabolic Diseases. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28962-3_11

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